Funny how nobody talks on the tubes, isn't it? I rarely catch the tube myself, or lifts. Confined spaces, everybody shuts down. Why is that? Perhaps we think everybody on the tube is a potential psychopath or a drunk, so we close down and pretend to read a book or something. John Hannah
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The idea that people on the subway do not talk to one another has become a common belief. However, there are many other reasons why people do not talk. These reasons are often cited by the writers of popular television shows and movies. Television writers often try to create a sense of tension between characters that they should be talking, but are unable to do so because other characters are keeping them apart. The writers then bring up other reasons why these characters should be talking, but their actions make it clear that they really want them to talk.

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